Hi everyone! I've been following this thread for over 2-3 years and thought I'd join today, I'm 16 and from london and I'm so glad to finally be a part of this forum! I have so many pictures of the WTC to show you from my trip to NY last August/September. I'm so glad 1 WTC has topped out, it is such a stunning building and I look forward to it being completed! WELL DONE NEW YORK

After all this time. Congratulations to the workers, to New York, and to the United States. Today is a great day. This was great news to wake up to. Now we're more than halfway back to having a completely restored skyline.

Today is a great day for us all! A great day for the city of NY. We are back. There was a time when people where saying that we would never build tall again in this city and we have.

My dads office was located in the original 2 WTC. Then re-located in the Empire State Building and for many years looking downtown there was a void. It was very noticable. For many years i could not even get my self to go down there because it was depressing. Now i can't wait to go down to see it finally topped out. Major props to the construction workers getting to this point. A very emotional and satisfying day for me.

Congrats NY! You know, I was thinking; the spire as it stands right now has really grown on me, and I think the beacon really tops it off well. The few bits of cladding around the beacon make it like the flame at the top of a tall candle, a flame over the entire WTC site to remember the lost. Looking at it in that way I think the final design is pretty good.

Congrats NY! You know, I was thinking; the spire as it stands right now has really grown on me, and I think the beacon really tops it off well. The few bits of cladding around the beacon make it like the flame at the top of a tall candle, a flame over the entire WTC site to remember the lost. Looking at it in that way I think the final design is pretty good.

If the Spire had the radome white covering, IMO the spire would really stand out and dominate. I think its perfect the way it is.